title: Managed care and its influence on physician-patient relationship--implications for collaborative practice.
abstract: In the absence of ethical standards and in the presence of a competitive marketplace, managed care has effectively compromised the physician-patient relationship. The nurse-physician collaborative practices advocate optimal health care and offer a solution to the deteriorating physician-patient relationship. Collaborative practices that promote the highest level of clinical practice will help counterattack the negative effects of managed care.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Afflitto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000601:surgery